Where does “mustajalkakissa” come from?

mustajalkakissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kissa, from Swedish kisse, from Swedish kiss — pee, wee, tinkle, urine.

mustajalkakissa (Finnish): black-footed cat, Felis nigripes

Definitions

  1. black-footed cat, Felis nigripes

Ancestry of “mustajalkakissa”, step by step

mustajalkakissa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Swedish kiss →Every word from Swedish kisse →Every word from Finnish kissa →